Humanity First USA’s Gift of Sight Program not only provides immediate relief to individuals by performing free surgeries and providing care, but also strives to build the capacity of the local health care systems.

On September 28, 2018 a magnitude 7.4 earthquake followed by tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi affecting the city of Palu and Donggala and many other remote villages. So far, almost 2,000 people are confirmed dead and thousands are still missing.

Humanity First International will host an all day live global Telethon in which countries from around the world will share updates on projects. Humanity First USA will livestream progress on the Nasir Hospital project in Guatemala.

Humanity First USA will be conducting its 7th Gift of Sight surgical eye mission to Guatemala from March 25 to March 31, 2017. We anticipate treating 300 patients afflicted with cataract, glaucoma, pterygium and other sight-threatening diseases. Visit our diary at hfgiftofsight.tumblr.com for photos and highlights all Gift of Sight Missions.

Humanity First USA partnered with the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Detroit Metropolitan area and doubled their last donation of 52,400 water bottles to 104,800 water bottles for the Flint water crisis.

Global Reach

Humanity First is registered in 43 countries across 6 continents, and has been working on human development projects and responding to disasters since 1994. These have included the earthquakes in Turkey, Pakistan, Japan and Iran, floods in Africa and Latin America, hurricanes (Katrina and Rita) , tornado's (Kansas) and wild fires (California) in the USA, Indonesia and Bangladesh, and conflicts in Eastern Europe.

Return on Investment

Since its inception and IRS registration in 2004, Humanity First has been focused on spending most of the raised funds on direct program related expenses. As a result, more than 90% of its funds are in that expense category. This is achieved through dedicated volunteers in its management, and program operation teams.